In a clip for a new video for their song “Family Feud,” Jay-Z and Beyoncé appear to address reports that his previously confirmed affair almost broke up their marriage apart.
Of course, being artists, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are doing what artists do: They are turning this long-rumored painful life event into, well, art.
The new video for the song from Jay-Z’s “4:44” album presents lyrics and images that depict themes of infidelity, betrayal, confession and forgiveness. The video, due for release Friday on Tidal, also features vocals by Beyoncé, who co-wrote the track, ABC News reported.
.@S_C_’s “Family Feud” x 12/29 x #TIDAL: https://t.co/We5OlPBrLl pic.twitter.com/sNoRbI8R56
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Jay-Z presents himself as a man going to make a church confession. Shots of Jay-Z walking through a cathedral are interspersed with a cameo of their daughter Blue Ivy walking down the aisle and Beyoncé herself, wearing a Pope-esque gown and holding court at a pulpit. Love scenes of an unidentified man and woman flash in between.
Jay-Z then settles into a confessional-type booth, while Beyoncé sits on the other side, seemingly waiting to hear his sins.
Jay-Z, 48, and Beyoncé, 36, wed in 2008 and have three children: Blue Ivy, 5, and twins Rumi and Sir, who were born in June.
Last month, the rapper told The New York Times that many marriages may not have survived the problems they’ve faced, including his infidelity.
“You know, most people walk away, and the divorce rate is like 50 percent or something ’cause most people can’t see themselves,” he said. “The hardest thing is seeing pain on someone’s face that you caused, and then have to deal with yourself.”
The couple, who carefully control their public personas, have nonetheless begun to open up about the inner workings of their marriage, notably with Beyoncé’s references to “Becky with the good hair” on her soul-baring 2016 album “Lemonade.”
In “Family Feud,” Jay-Z seems to respond to his wife’s Becky challenge by saying, “Leave me alone, Becky,” according to Elite Daily.
